SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Temporary Investments [Table Text Block]

Temporary Investments

In millions	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Temporary investments	$	1,245	$	1,398

Accounts and Notes Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	3,056	$	3,497
Other	237		259
Total	$	3,293	$	3,756

Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

In millions	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Raw materials	$	465	$	372
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,436		1,834
Operating supplies	576		572
Other	16		47
Total	$	2,493	$	2,825

Depreciation Expense [Table Text Block]

Depreciation Expense

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2014		2013		2014		2013
Depreciation expense	$	333	$	363	$	986	$	1,076

Valuation Accounts [Table Text Block]

Certain valuation accounts were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Accumulated depreciation	$	20,762	$	20,074
Allowance for doubtful accounts	86		109

Schedule of Interest Payments [Table Text Block]

Cash payments related to interest were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2014		2013
Interest payments	$	503	$	537

Schedule of Interest Income and Interest Expense [Table Text Block]

Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2014		2013		2014		2013
Interest expense (a)	$	172	$	162	$	512	$	520
Interest income (a)	14		15		47		41
Capitalized interest costs	5		4		17		12

(a) Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $10 million and $29 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $11 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, related to investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset (see Note 13).

Postretirement Benefit Expense [Table Text Block]

The components of the Company’s postretirement benefit expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	3			4			10			11
Actuarial loss	2			2			4			5
Amortization of prior service credit	(3		)	(6		)	(10		)	(18		)
Net postretirement benefit expense	$	2		$	—		$	5		$	(1	)